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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

July 2, 2016Jackson County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2016, 7:02 PM CDT for Jackson County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2016, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

County Jackson County, OK

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 2, 6:27 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:27 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 12:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1230 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-031730-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1230 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR BUFFALO... TO
WOODWARD... TO MEDFORD... TO PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA. A MARGINAL RISK
SURROUNDS THE SLIGHT RISK AND IS NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR
ERICK... TO WATONGA... TO NEAR STILLWATER OKLAHOMA.

TIMING...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AFTER 3 PM
TODAY AND WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA.

IMPACTS...
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 TO 70 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF HALF DOLLARS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A HAZARD.

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH. THESE STORMS MAY IMPACT NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND
WESTERN KANSAS. THESE STORMS MAY ORGANIZE INTO A MCS OR INTO LINE
SEGMENTS...WHICH COULD IMPACT NORTHERN OKLAHOMA LATER TONIGHT.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE SLIGHT RISK IS
EAST OF A LINE FROM GUTHRIE... TO ANADARKO... TO ATOKA OKLAHOMA.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO
FLOODING WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DAILY MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

MAHALE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
532 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

OKZ033-036-TXZ083-022300-
HARMON OK-JACKSON OK-HARDEMAN TX-
532 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARMON...SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON AND
NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 531 PM CDT...THE LEADING EDGE OF STRONG AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS EXTENDED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DODSON TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLLIS TO NEAR KIRKLAND...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
QUANAH...HOLLIS...GOULD...GOODLETT...LAZARE...MCQUEEN AND MCKNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3479 10000 3485 9978 3462 9967 3430 9971
      3428 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 257DEG 29KT 3469 10008 3457 10002 3436 10010

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:06 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:34 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	46 min
Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	44 min
Jul 2, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	26 min
Jul 2, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	16 min
Jul 2, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	43 min
Jul 2, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Kiowa, Tillman	51 min
Jul 2, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	23 min
Jul 2, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	28 min
Jul 2, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	35 min
Jul 2, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harper	23 min
Jul 2, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	31 min
Jul 2, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	32 min
Jul 3, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan	25 min
Jul 3, 3:12 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 33 more	4 days
Jul 3, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	26 min
Jul 3, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Payne	47 min
Jul 3, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Payne	24 min
Jul 3, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Payne	50 min
Jul 3, 4:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Payne	48 min
Jul 3, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan	30 min
Jul 3, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Payne	62 min
Jul 3, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Logan	31 min
Jul 3, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	20 min
Jul 3, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Payne	25 min
Jul 3, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln	37 min
Jul 3, 5:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	2 hr
Jul 3, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Stephens	34 min
Jul 3, 5:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln	31 min
Jul 3, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	43 min
Jul 3, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	23 min
Jul 3, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	25 min
Jul 3, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	32 min
Jul 3, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	31 min
Jul 3, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma	45 min
Jul 3, 6:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma	2 hr
Jul 3, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	26 min
Jul 3, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	35 min
Jul 3, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln	49 min
Jul 3, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	39 min
Jul 3, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	23 min
Jul 3, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie	38 min
Jul 3, 6:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson	3 hr
Jul 2, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	26 min
Jul 2, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	38 min
Jul 2, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Wichita	35 min
Jul 2, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Wichita	30 min
Jul 3, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Clay	26 min
Jul 3, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wichita	18 min
Jul 3, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	32 min
Jul 3, 6:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	31 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.